Pair of Old Folk Art Crate Wood Shoes, Presumed Trade Signs zuni pottery It holds 12 thin taper

It holds 12 thin taper candles

Signed with what looks like "Jani" and stamped "Brandon Stoneware" - a pottery studio in Brandon

but this is #1

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Pair of Old Folk Art Crate Wood Shoes, Presumed Trade Signs zuni pottery It holds 12 thin taperI have to think these shoes were made, and hung, as trade signs for a cobbler, though I don't know for complete certain. Clearly they were made of crate wood that was lying around, with the red printed label of an old fruit crate visible on the back of one. The fronts feature recessed carving for the gold painted soles as well as pinprick decoration running across the toes, sides and fronts, subtle against the black but clearly visible. The black